Comedian Tom O’Connor dies

 

Comedian Tom O’Connor has died aged 81, his household has announced.

The entertainer, born in Bootle, Merseyside, was once nice recognised for offering a variety of hit gameshows along with Crosswits and Name That Tune.

O’Connor died on Sunday morning, his household tested by means of his agent.

O’Connor’s comedy profession began out in working men’s clubs, on the other hand he broke into television on indicates together with The Comedians and Opportunity Knocks.

He then went on to set up himself as a family title thru the 70s and 80s along with in Pick Pockets and The Zodiac Game.

O’Connor hosted Name That Tune from 1976 till 1983.

Later in his profession O’Connor persevered to show up on television, starring in BBC cleaning soap Doctors in the early 2000s and the movie star version of Come Dine With Me in 2010.

In 2011 he additionally regarded on the Pointless Celebrities quiz exhibit with his daughter-in-law Denise Lewis, who is a former Olympic athlete.

Liverpool City Council paid tribute to O’Connor in a publish on its respectable Twitter page.

“Sad information breaking about the dying of veteran Liverpool comic Tom O’Connor,” it said.

“Our ideas are with his household and friends. Thanks for the laughs, Tom.”

TV presenter Piers Morgan additionally paid tribute to O’Connor.

“RIP Tom O’Connor, eighty one Comedian, TV sport exhibit host, Liverpool legend & a very humorous man,” he tweeted.

“Sad news. Thanks for all the laughs, Tom.”

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker tweeted: “How sad. I had the pleasure of assembly Tom O’Connor and he used to be kind, humorous and a real gent.

“I cherished staring at him on television tube – Crosswits was once great. My sympathies are with his household and friends.”

Former EastEnders actor Stuart Anthony paid tribute to O’Connor in a submit on Twitter.

He wrote: “Very unhappy to hear that Tom O’Connor has exceeded away.

“He used to be a beautiful man with some exceptional stories.

“My ideas are with his family.”